Rural 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 5

Rural 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 5

Rural 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 5

/ˈrʊə.rəl/ (adj)

outside city, of the countryside, rustic, typical of the country or country living, bucolic, pastoral, georgic, country

About 46 million Americans live in the nation’s rural counties, 175 million in its suburbs and small metros and about 98 million in its urban core counties.

As a group, the population in rural counties grew 3% since 2000, less than their 8% growth in the 1990s. Urban county population rose 13% since 2000 and the population in suburban and small metro counties went up 16%, growth rates somewhat higher than in the 1990s.2 The share of U.S. residents who live in rural counties declined in the 1990s and since 2000, but rose in suburban counties during both periods and held steady in urban counties.

Source: https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/

Antonym: urban

Adverb: rurally

Noun: rurality